When there’s a paella pan from which you can feed 15 people hanging next to the indoor braai, you know you’re in the kitchen of a serious cook. Now add a Smeg gas hob, an electric oven, a wok, a stovetop espresso maker, and top-of-the-line appliances … you get the idea.
The serious cook, in this case, is Angela Woodward, a former professional caterer, and the kitchen is part of her self-catering holiday house, Protea Cottage, in Pringle Bay. With accommodation for six, Protea Cottage is perfect for cooking, entertaining, and simply relaxing in. There are comfy sitting areas, windows offering gorgeous views of the bay and the Kogelberg, and a cozy, welcoming ambience.
Since leaving professional cuisine, Woodward has moved into security fencing, and her home is the perfect example of both her former and current crafts. It is fully secured with electric fencing and double gates to keep children and pets safe on the large enclosed plot and keep Pringle Bay’s only real potential intruders of concern, errant baboons, out. The cottage has an alarm and a panic button linked to a local armed-response company, so even the most fearful person will feel secure here, even on their own.
From this position, on one of the highest mountainside roads in Pringle Bay, you have views wherever you look, and yet Pringle Bay’s kilometer-long beach is less than five minutes away by car or a pleasant 2km walk.
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